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In a nutshell The Badgers are a very viable contender in the Big Ten, a team certainly capable of upsetting Ohio State and Iowa en route to the program's first Rose Bowl trip since 2000, according to Paul Myerberg. • PreSnapRead.com:No. 14 Wisconsin | Who, What, When: Wisconsin

After a scooter accident prior to preseason camp a year ago cost him a starting job and a precious season, Bill Nagy is back in the starting lineup at right guard for the University of Wisconsin football team, writes Tom Mulhern. • Madison.com:Nagy comes full circle after lost season

UW football coach Bret Bielema doesn't like to jump to conclusions when it comes to freshmen. But Bielema couldn't help himself after being around freshman linebacker Josh Harrison for just a few days at the start of preseason camp. • Madison.com:Freshman LB Josh Harrison cut from the DeAndre Levy mold

@JJWatt99 | @Biddy_Martin Thanks for coming to speak to us again, you sent a great message. How about a game of HORSE sometime after the season? hahaPosted Aug. 19 at 9:31 p.m.

@Biddy_Martin | @JJWatt99Yes, let's play HORSE after the season! It was great to be with you and the rest of the team this week.Posted Aug. 19 at 9:47 p.m.

What They're Saying on Facebook

Badger fan Mary McLimans in response to 'Football "Family Fun Day set for August 22"' ... "Wish I could be there! Can hardly wait for the OSU/Wisconsin game in October! Camp Randall is going to be rocking!" | Badgers on Facebook

Note of the Day

Both CBSSports.com and SI.com unveiled their preseason Big Ten previews and picked the Badgers to finish second.

Thursday, Aug. 19

The Wisconsin football team went for 24 periods Wednesday night, completing its 12th practice of fall camp and crossing the halfway point in the process. The team went with half-packs after going with full pads earlier on Wednesday.

After University of Wisconsin redshirt freshman wide receiver Jared Abbrederis dropped a sliding attempt at a third-down pass in the morning football practice, head coach Bret Bielema told him he had to make those catches if he expected to play. Abbrederis bounced back in the evening and caught everything thrown at him, including a spectacular one-handed catch on the sidelines on a throw from Jon Budmayr. • Madison.com:Practice report: Abbrederis doesn't let drop keep him down

The Badgers got a brief respite from two-a-days on Tuesday, as the team drilled in a single afternoon practice inside Camp Randall. They also got a special surprise visit from Adam Burish after practice.

Jordan Kohout enrolled early at the University of Wisconsin to get on the field at Camp Randall Stadium as soon as possible. His decision to redshirt last year and wait a season looks like the right one, in both the short term and the long run, writes Tom Kahl. • WiscNews.com:Wait nearly over for Waupun's Kohout • JSOnline.com:Five-tackle rotation possible for UW

Nick Toon, who suffered his first concussion during practice last spring, has intimate knowledge of the debilitating effects concussions can cause. • JSOnline.com:UW football gets wise to concussions

Lee Evans may have had a down year last year in terms of yards after catch, but expect a rebound in 2010. • ESPN.com:How Lee Evans trumps Miles Austin (insider required)

In UFL news, Taylor Mehlhaff is staying with the Hartford Colonials after turning down an offer from the Seattle Seahawks to try out for their kicking spot. • CTNow.com:Colonials set to begin training camp

Bret Bielema insists he was joking earlier this month when the University of Wisconsin football coach said one of his resolutions for 2010 was to be more media-friendly. Andy Baggot's not buying it. The just kidding part, that is. • Madison.com:Attention -- UW's coach is getting it

Marcus Cromartie is being given another opportunity to prove he is ready to contribute to Wisconsin's secondary, writes Jeff Potrykus in a notes column. • JSOnline.com:Cornerback Cromartie ready to contribute

The Oakland Raiders hope what they lost in experience at defensive end can be made up for in energetic performances by a rookie and second-year man Matt Shaughnessy. • MercuryNews.com:Young defensive ends shine for Raiders

Photo of the Day

The UW defense gets ready for a play during the Badgers' second practice of the day on Aug. 16, 2010.